Climate
Hot, dry desert climate, cooler in winter months i.e. December, January, February. Current weather information>>

Capital: Cairo

Language: Arabic (+20 International code)

Visa/Entry Requirements:
Visas are required by all nationals and can't be obtained at the border. A multiple entry visa, which is valid up to 6 months with stays of 3 months costs £18.

Currency rate: Egyptian pound (E£) US$1 = 3.7E£

Fuel costs: Diesel: US$ 0.12 per litre

Roads: Major roads are in good condition; the rest are desert track.

Interesting Facts

The Nile, one of the world's great rivers, is really the creator of Egypt through the annual deposits of rich sediments spread across the valley by its regular floods. Today the flow of the Nile is regulated by the Aswan High Dam.

Egypt forms the only land bridge between Africa and the remainder of the Eastern Hemisphere and controls the Suez Canal, the shortest sea link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The idea of linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean goes back to the age of the Pharaohs. The Suez Canal was opened in 1869.